Fourteen foreign tourists decided to jump out of their sinking tour boat on the way from Railay beach to Ao Nang beach at around 3pm. They were rescued from the rough sea by marine police. Four tourists were sent to Krabi hospital to check on injuries described by police as “slight.”

The other 10 tourists returned to their hotels.

Marine police who rescued them said there are too many rocks under the water on the route taken by the vessel. They suspect that the long-tail boat was hit by a high wave and crashed into rocks under the sea which caused a hole and led to water leaking inside.

“They all decided to jump out, some were wearing life jackets, some weren’t,” said marine police officer Anurak Pharinyahsathiragul. “The driver of the boat also jumped off and escaped.”